What's my favorite thing to do? Clean with Thieves Cleaner! OK I'm kidding, but I do enjoy it a little too much and I am totally OK with that.
Thieves Cleaner. Why so much love for something that cleans dirt, spills and toilets? Because ever since the second I started learning about how toxic the traditional store bought commercial cleaners were, even green cleaners (shock, sigh, sad face), ...which I knew from all the eye burning, holding my breath, coughing fits I got when I used them.... still, I felt defeated. Like great, now what??
When I had my first son, 11 years ago, I did a huge inventory of all things harmful. Corners, drawers, outlets, cleaners. Turns out... every single cleaner I had was toxic! Ahhh!! So I started researching less harmful cleaners. Natural cleaners.
Baking Soda
Vinegar
Lemon Juice
Tea Tree Essential Oil
And I began making my own cleaners. This worked well except I was never really all that confident in their cleaning abilities. That and every time people came over they would say my house smelled like their Grandmas.
Awesome. Just what I was going for in my mid 20's.
Then came Young Living and learning even MORE about all the toxins and their terrible side effects. I still had some candles from time to time, bathroom cleaners... because... bathroom, and who can give up Pledge?
But I did! I ditched them all! I had terrible allergies, my husband had terrible allergies and if you know my story at all... my middle son had major breathing issues. I had to get rid of them all in an effort to help him any way I could. And that was truly one of the best decisions I made for our health. Those cleaners all have terrible warnings and should never be used around adults never mind children.
I began using Thieves Cleaner and, yup, fell in love. The smell is amazing, the power of it is amazing, the simple fact it is so safe... is amazing. My kids clean with it, my dog licks the floor and I don't freak out, and because I am using a natural cleaner, I am making sure to not create an environment were bad bacteria become resistant. There is such a thing as TOO clean.
Synthetic chemicals aren't natural to the body. They are foreign. So if we keep hitting our bodies with these foreign substances, our bodies will break down. They ARE breaking down. You see way too many of our loved ones suffering from asthma, allergies, hormonal issues, insomnia, anxiety, cancer and more so if there is something you can do about it... why not try?
Do you love your Thieves? Share a recipe below! This month you can get a free bottle of Thieves and a beautiful glass spray bottle with the purchase of a Premium Starter Kit! My go to is simple, 1 cap of cleaner and 16 ounces of water. We use this for floors, doors, counters, knobs, toys, sinks, dressers, and more. For windows we dilute more, for bathrooms we dilute less!
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